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4.1MAG

LIGHT EARTHQUAKE

78 km SSE of La Tirana, Chile

USGS

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 78 km SSE of La Tirana, Chile on 02 Sept 2026, 03:01 UTC. The hypocentre was 116.9 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 18 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.

Depth
116.9 km

intermediate

Latitude
20.93°S

69.24°W longitude

Time
03:01 UTC

02 Sept 2026

Magnitude
M4.1

mb

EPICENTRE

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MAGNITUDE 4.1

Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.

The scale is logarithmic: this released about 45 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 21 tonnes of TNT.

116.9 KM DEEP

At this depth the energy spreads before it reaches the surface. Shaking is usually weaker than a shallow earthquake of the same size, but it can be felt across a wider area.

NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS

18 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 4.8.

OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES

M4.1 earthquake — La Tirana, Chile · Quakewire